Việt Nam News

A ceremony was held in the northern province of Thái Bình on Friday to mark the 110th birthday of Nguyễn Đức Cảnh, one of the founders and first leaders of the Communist Party of Việt Nam, who sacrificed his life for the revolution of the Party and people.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has defended the Government’s call to prioritise domestic products following the scandal last year involving Khaisilk’s false claims that it sold “made in Việt Nam” goods.

President Trần Đại Quang extended Lunar New Year (Tết) greetings to people in Gia Lai during his working trip to the Central Highlands province on February 1.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Mình hosted a reception for the diplomatic corps in Hà Nội yesterday, calling for continued support from foreign diplomats to help Việt Nam deepen its international relations and implement important tasks in the future.

The so-called Provisional National Government of Việt Nam was a terrorist organisation under Vietnamese and international law, the Ministry of Public Security of Việt Nam said yesterday

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will attend and co-chair the 40th meeting of the Việt Nam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee in Laos on February 4-5, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

President Trần Đại Quang yesterday visited the High Command of Army Corps 4 or Cửu Long Corps in Dĩ An Town in southern Bình Dương Province, ahead of the traditional New Year (Tết) festival.

 President Tran Dai Quang praised the role played by the coast guard force in protecting national sovereignty over sea and islands during a pre-Tet visit to the Coast Guard Zone 3 High Command in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on January 30. 

Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân, Chairwoman of the National Assembly, speaks to Vietnam News Agency about the important tasks for Vietnamese law makers in 2018

Deputy Foreign Minister Hà Kim Ngọc and the US’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Tina Kaidanow co-chaired the ninth Việt Nam-US Political, Security and Defence Dialogue in Hà Nội yesterday.

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue close co-operation with its Vietnamese counterpart so as to enhance the two countries’ relations in an effective manner, said Japan’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuyuki Nakane.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình yesterday urged authorised agencies involved in crime prevention and the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and fake commodities to strictly punish and prevent corruption.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc highlighted Việt Nam's significant achievements in 2017 in an article published in a special issue titled “The Year Ahead 2018: Hope Against Rage” of the international media organisation Project Syndicate. 

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President Bounnhang Volachith has urged the Ministries of Public Security of Việt Nam and Laos to further their co-operation in fighting crime, especially organised, trans-national, drug and high-tech crimes.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly, Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân, presented gifts and Tết greetings to officers and soldiers at Lũng Cú Border Guard Station in the northern province of Hà Giang on Saturday.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ began a working visit to Portugal on Friday, where he met President of the Portuguese National Assembly Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues.

National Assembly (NA) chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân praised border guard soldiers for overcoming challenges to stay united and accomplish their assigned tasks.

Cambodian and Vietnamese forces have effectively co-operated in fighting organised, cross-border and cyber crimes, as well as drug and human trafficking, said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.